Christmas/holiday season

Well Christmas has come and gone now for New Year's Eve and Day. We had a good day on Wed we drove the hour to the closest mall and walmart to spend money we got for Christmas. Kido got herself a pair of pants and a pair of jean and a digital camera. Hubby got a pair of dress shoes and a pair of dressy but casual shoes. I put the money I got with money I've been saving for the last couple of years and got a KitchenAid stand mixer. I've been saving to buy one of the 500 series ones and JC Penny's had it online for $319.00 but it was going to be about 30 for shipping and then there was tax. I went to the mall with the0 intent of looking for one in store so as not to have to pay the shipping but nowhere had the one I was looking for. Got to Dillards and they had the next one up in the 600 series which is more horse power and such for 399 with a 50 dollar rebate so for the same price ordering the 500 would have been I got the next one up. I was excited :). We also went out to lunch and had pizza which was cool cuase we never get to do that hardly all we ever get is little Cesar's hot and ready 5.00 take out. This place was a buffet so actually got pizza with other stuff on it besides pepperoni. Yesterday we went to see my grandfather and my parents. I will be surprised if he makes it through the winter he has gotten so weak but is still eating what ever mom purees for him. It's been nice today to just hang out in pjs all day and do laundry. Got 2 more loads to do and all of mine and kido's laundry will be done. Now for some more laying around crocheting

Party Day

I love the excitement of the kids I work with this time of the year but man every year I forget how much it wears me out. Today was our Christmas party for the kids. It's amazing all the cool gifts the kids brought. I'm very thankful for them but at the same time it would have been k if they didn't bring me anything many of them I know it stretched their budget. For anyone reading this that has to give "teacher gifts" think about giving things like gift certificates or other things that are consumable. I know that may sound strange but there are only so many coffee mugs that fit in a cabinet and it now being 17 Christmas's I have taught I have a lot of knickknacks and such. I really like one gift I got today. It was a basket with hot chocolate, chocolate dipped spoons for stirring it and peppermints no mug but stuff to go in ones already in the cabinet YEAHHHHHHH. Also got some bubble bath and expensive shower gel things that wont have to be dusted but will be enjoyed over many months. I really like stuff like that a whole lot better than stuff that has to be dusted. I don't mean to sound ungrateful I really appreciate the things I have gotten from kids over the years. Just I'm bad about cluttering up places and I'm finally starting to get some things decluttered and really really appreciate the things that will not be adding to my clutter of knickknacks. I did also get a really cool bible bookmark and a pretty Christmas tree pin. I think the best thing I got the whole day of "party day" was a big smile and a hug bye from one of the kids. Just the pure joy in their face was better than any physical gift.

Today

ohhhhhhh how nice today has been. We have stayed home and I have spent the day crocheting. I'm almost finished now with a set of 3 doillies that will be a Christmas gift for a friend. Still got a good bit on the last one to do but had to give my eyes a break. Hubby has been here since Thursday and just went to his home today. We will be there next saturday for a full 2 weeks. It has started raining and is finally getting cooler. It sure hasn't felt like christmas with the temperatures being in the upper 70s and 80s the last few days. Read a friend's blog and her discription of listening to birds while she was outside sure was like a breath of fresh air and brought me great peace thinking of some times when I have been near water in early mornings. Only 10 more days to Christmas and wow this year has seemed to fly. Makes me wonder what the next year will bring although in my mind I tend to think of years as in school years not calender years so I'm only half way through this year. Hope everyone is able to for at least a few minutes here or there enjoy some peace in their life over the last few weeks left in 2007.

well ive typed something 3 times in the last couple of days to post but deleted it before ever hitting send and have decided if i cant say something good i wont say anything at all for right now maybe next week when things slow down a bit

Starting December

Wow December is really here hard to belive. What a way to start the Christmas month running around in shorts and tshirts with the ac on cuase it was just over 80 today. Just one day last week we had frost LOL. Went Saturday and took Princess for a trip to visit santa and get her picture made. Not sure how well it will turn out but hey we tried. Then we went for a picnic in the park. Princess thought kido was crazy coming down the big slide and although she wanted to investigate the merry go round she wouldnt get on. Enjoyed spending time with kido and we even had fun on the seasaw. Hope everyone else has had a good start to December.

Relaxing

AAAAAAhhhhhh a day of rest. Thats what today has been after 3 days with 6 adults 4 kids 2 dogs 7 pies and 2 cakes and lots of other food. Ment to get Christmas decorations up outside today but now its dark, maybe before I drive back to my house tomorrow from hubby's we will get that done. Told kido she could decorate the tree which is up with lights on it just needs the ornaments but she like me has enjoyed a day laying under a blankey watching movies on tv. It has been so nice to just be still and not do anything. I did make biscuts and gravy for breakfast and cooked lunch but that was fun I like to cook.



Another thing I did today was to spend time looking at websites about dog things I have 2 one is a shepard mix 7 yrs old and one is almost 2 husky/lab mix. The old man well he doesn't do much but the baby girl is never a dull moment. I miss them they have been boarded for the week and I'm really looking forward to getting back to them tomorrow. I'm thinking of getting them both new bowls for Christmas maybe then I could steralize my glass mixing bowls and have them back lol. I found one on ebay that is perfect for my girl but can,t find anything just right for the old man. Also been wondering about getting him a jacket for winter. I've never considered it before but last cold snap he really seemed stiff after going outside for about 30 minutes thinking maybe one would help keep his joints warmer. It was fun to look at stuff for them but doubt I will actually buy anything.



Well hope it's a good day when ever your reading this.

Who am I?

Ok so who is Momo pronounced "mom oh" like the name of the letter o? Wellllllllllll my nick name on msn use to be momofargs as in mom of a=my daughters initial, r=rebel our dog, g=gizmo (was our cat) and s=those strays that come through our home both 4 and 2 legged. So that nickname got shortened to "momo". There have been various versions of that added a m when we had a foster son who's name started with an m, dropped the g when Gizmo died at 13 yrs old added a p for a bit when we had a horse named poncho currently in some places I still use the nickname with the p as we have added another dog named Princess but all of them have had momo as the beginning. I have never been great journaling or blogging but I'm making this one and gonna give it a try. Don't promise to always have proper spelling or proper capitalization and grammar and punctuation depends on how my mood is. My world is filled with ups and downs good and bad days and times. Not gonna say much else will tell more about myself over time as I post more.